USS Kewaydin (AT-24)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 25 June 1919 |
| Commissioned | 4 November 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 10 December 1945 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | Most likely scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 751 t.(lt) 1,000 t.(fl) |
| Length | 156 ft 8 in (47.75 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam |
| Speed | 12.4 kts |
| Complement | 35 |
| Armament | two machine guns |
USS Kewaydin (AT-24) was an
Kewaydin (AT-24) was launched 25 June 1919 by Ferguson Steel & Iron Co., Buffalo, New York; accepted by the Navy 31 October, and commissioned as USS Kewaydin (Fleet Tug No. 24), 4 November 1919. She was redesignated Fleet Tug (AT-24), 17 July 1920, and on 14 May 1944, she was reclassified Fleet Tug Old, (ATO-24).
Post-World War I operations
Assigned to the
World War II North Atlantic operations
She departed
Coastal rescue operations
Kewaydin departed
Sailing the Atlantic for England
Departing Charleston, South Carolina, 25 January 1944, Kewaydin steamed in convoy via Bermuda and the Azores for England. She reached Falmouth, England on 13 March, and for more than 2 months she made towing runs along the southern coast of England from Falmouth to the River Thames.
Supporting the Normandy invasion
Reclassified as ATO-24 on 13 April, Kewaydin joined in the
End-of-war operations
Kewaydin continued operating along the English coast until she departed
Military awards and honors
Kewaydin received one
- American Defense Medal(with Fleet clasp)
- American Campaign Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal(1)
- World War II Victory Medal
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Kewaydin at NavSource Naval History